n. path; circle; move in an orbit; encircle
E.g. One Japanese company is already taking advance bookings for visits to a space resort that's meant to orbit the earth.
n. band
E.g. The orchestra was rehearsing at the time and received the news in silence, according to one musician.
n. severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
E.g. Another concern in this ordeal is the matter of proof.
a. conformed to order; in order; regular; well-regulated
E.g. Managers like an orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows in an essentially rectangular form.
n. natural part or structure in animal or plant, capable of performing some special action
E.g. Our ultimate goal is to be able to form a pool of stem-cell-like cells that would be able to repopulate the organ or tissue you're trying to repair.
n. living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
E.g. In sociology, the social organism is theoretical concept in which a society or social structure is viewed as a "living being".
n. the first existence or beginning of anything; birth; fountain
E.g. You think the word's origin is Latin?
n. decoration; something used to beautify
E.g. There was no superfluous ornament in the room, not one modern piece of furniture, everything looked at once well worn and well saved.
n. beginning; eruption; explosion
E.g. The trial of 21 medical workers, allegedly linked to an outbreak of the HIV virus in southern Kazakhstan, has begun.
a. cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
E.g. She had never been cold or hungry or outcast from Society.
n. result; end or consequence; result of a random trial
E.g. South Africa praised the outcome of the election as another indication of Africa's growing commitment to multi-party democracy.
n. person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
E.g. Viridina had freed him and sent him away to join the outlaw humans that had escaped their lives of slavery.
n. an opening that permits escape or release; activity that releases creative energy or emotion
E.g. At any rate, it shall be strong enough to search to grope an outlet from this cloud of doubt, and find the open day of certainty.
n. line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
E.g. The WTO has set a deadline of July for ministers to agree upon an outline deal.
ad. altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
E.g. She asked him outright for a divorce.
a. elliptic; rounded like an egg
E.g. Instead of being perfectly round like a globe, the universe might be a bit stretched in shape like an oval.
a. general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything
E.g. They are beginning the assessment of the overall need for reconstruction and rehabilitation.
a. past due; not paid at the scheduled time; late; delayed
E.g. Economists say that improving links between south and south-east Asia is long overdue.
v. hear more of anything than was intended to be heard; hear again
E.g. I overhear some cruel remarks about him.
v. ignore; disregard; fail to notice ; watch over
E.g. You failed because you did overlook this job.
v. ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
E.g. Do I get the ability to override their limitations?
v. run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
E.g. There are some issues to show local language in screen: buttons may missing next , or section borders may overrun.
ad. beyond or across the sea; abroad
E.g. He lived overseas for many years and never back his mother country.
v. supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
E.g. This caseworker had about 100 cases to oversee, which is four times the recommended number.
n. having and controlling property
E.g. In recent years many Maori have united against the New Zealand government, in protest at its efforts to clarify ownership of the country's extensive foreshore.
v. row slowly and gently; move through water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
E.g. And then I can paddle over to town nights, and slink around and pick up things I want.
n. elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
E.g. We are all invited to take part in the pageant.
n. brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
E.g. Below you will find a 6 page pamphlet meant as a public service to help educate bloggers about this growing problem.
n. rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
E.g. The plane that crashed into the side of a high-rise apartment comes equipped with a parachute.
n. distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line
E.g. After you read the next paragraph, you'll be offered the choice of three possible decisions.
n. make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at same time; not intersecting
E.g. Parallel processing is very common in today's computer.
n. loss of the ability to move a body part
E.g. After five weeks of political paralysis, Thailand finally has a way out of the stalemate left by last month's general election.
n. psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
E.g. Suffering from paranoia, Don claimed everyone was out to get him.
n. animal or plant living on another
E.g. Scientists believe a parasite is attacking the lobsters' nervous system, killing the shellfish.
n. discussion; formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
E.g. Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals.
a. incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
E.g. These market price moves are reverses, but only partial reverses, of the shifts that happened when the conflict started last week.
v. take part in something; share in something
E.g. Everyone in the class is expected to participate in the discussion.
n. a tiny piece of anything
E.g. The comet it had met was itself a visitor from the outer limits of the solar system and the dust particle it shed, and which Stardust caught, have been untouched since the Solar System formed billions of years ago.
a. lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
E.g. Mahatma Gandhi urged his followers to pursue a program of passive resistance as he felt that it was more effective than violence.
n. field covered with grass; meadow
E.g. This time every year the local farm moves its ewes and rams to fresh pasture land up on the high ground.